# Gehlan Village, Shahkot, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahkot, Jalandhar 

# Gehlan

Gehlan is a village in Shahkot sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144041**. The 2011 Census counted **931 people in 170 households**, the 57th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 931people (2011)
- 170households
- 81.1%literacy
- 144041PIN code

## Gehlan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gehlan is 144041.** Gehlan falls in Shahkot sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144041
- Gram panchayatGehlan
- Community development blockShahkot
- Census village code029725

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Gehlan from nearby towns?

- Shahkot (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Jalandhar (district HQ)45 km by road
- Shahkot (nearest town)11 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Gehlan?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gehlan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Parjian Kalan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shahkot
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalandhar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gehlan known for?

The main crops are **potato, maize and vegetables**. About 91% of the 200 hectares of village land is sown, and 183 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Gehlan

Of every 100 households in Gehlan in 2011, 99 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 55 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Gehlan · ■ Shahkot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**26%

Tap water ****25%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%**

**56%

Use banking services ****63%**

**71%

Television ****90%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****55%**

**54%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**12%

None of these assets ****1%**

**4%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Gehlan?

■ Gehlan · ■ Shahkot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1135**

**862

Working population ****35.4%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 77.2% for women. 58% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (34%) · **■** Household industry 26 (8%) · **■** Other work 126 (38%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Shahkot

- Bhando982 people
- Ghuduwal980 people
- Salaich948 people
- Khurampur943 people
- Sandhanwal930 people
- Nawanpind Khalewal923 people
- Kang Khurd897 people
- Raunt885 people

[All 179 villages in Shahkot](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/shahkot/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gehlan?144041
- How far is Gehlan from Jalandhar?45 km by road
- What is the population of Gehlan?931 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gehlan in?Jalandhar district (Shahkot sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Gehlan?81.1% (Census 2011)